Encouraging the active participation of Maine’s minority communities in both urban and rural farming and gardening endeavors can serve as a powerful tool to help them overcome cultural and economic barriers. A significant portion of Maine’s immigrant population arrived with deep-rooted agricultural expertise, shaped by generations of traditional farming practices. However, their migration to Maine […]
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Mainewhile: Did you remember to honor the rights of American laborers?
Labor Day. The end of high season, the start of the harvest, the lessening of traffic, the time to remember where we put the sweaters. These are all things that we in Maine associate with the holiday we just celebrated. But none of them are really what the holiday is about. Labor Day was founded […]
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Letter: Fighting for abortion deflects from real issues
I write in support of Anne Philbrick’s letter (“What majority was polled on abortion?” Aug. 23). These days when participating in politics, maybe in anything, you must look at the question, the words. Maine media made it appear that Maine people wanted “abortion on demand” by their words, but the reality is while many Maine […]
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Letter: Numbers show Mainers support abortion
Replying to Anne Philbrick’s Aug. 23 letter, “What majority was polled on abortion?,” which was in response to my Aug. 2 letter on same topic. The very day that SCOTUS overturned our almost 50-year-old federal right to abortion, thousands of people marched to protest the decision in Portland. Large protests took place in York and […]
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Letter: Follow federal agency’s lead for racial equity
With respect to our recent forum piece (“Equal rights and protection for all under the law,” Aug. 16), we suggested two endeavors to combat racism in the future. The first was to acknowledge that systemic racism has taken place, is taking place. The second advocated for the creation of mechanisms to ensure all citizens have […]
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Mainewhile: Parents and teachers are on the same side – or should be
It’s back to school time. No matter how you slice it, there is just something extra special about going back to school. Granted, I am giving a little bit of side-eye at this “still in August” start date (what ever happened to after Labor Day?), but it is still exciting. Of course, part of what […]
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Through My Lens: Don’t feel so bad about mispronouncing my name
When Mainers struggle to pronounce my name correctly, some might assume I’m annoyed by it. The truth is, I’m not annoyed at all. If anything, I occasionally find amusement in how people react when they accidentally mispronounce my name. In those moments, I try to put on a smile to reassure them that it’s perfectly […]
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Letter: CMP doesn’t have much control over costs, neither will PTP
David Vail said in the Aug. 16 issue, we need to be “Getting facts straight on Pine Tree Power.” I just reviewed my latest CMP bill. 60% of the invoice is for the energy supplied and totally out of the control of CMP. This is just a passed-through cost for the electricity they secure on […]
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Forum: Affirmative action unnecessary only if states followed the law
Since the Supreme Court ruling overturned affirmative action, many people have written their opinions on this ruling. All of them are right, a little bit, but none of them quite address the mastodon in the outhouse. It is true that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution guarantees all citizens “equal protection under the law,” but […]
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Mainewhile: Love of the game puts the magic in baseball
Massive congrats to the team from Maine for making it to the Little League World Series. You guys, that’s huge. We can talk about the stats and the figures if you want. We can talk about how, as noted in the Portland Press Herald, Gray-New Gloucester/Raymond is “just the fourth team from Maine to ever […]